The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-03
DR.. PARKER'S SERMON.
Friend OF Beecher breaches.
He Takes for His Text the Words
met Here, but Risen"
He Refers T0uchingly to the Absence
OF the Late Pastor.
The COldness, Loneliness aud Desc
lation IL Produces.
lint He, Beirg Riser, Ia Nero
Than Ever with us"-Dr.
Parker's Euicgy
Tonight.


Tonight.
EHw YoRK, Oct 1.-The Rev. DR..
Joseph Parker, Of City Temple, Lon.
don, who is TO pronounce the eulcsy
on Henry Ward Beeoher In the
Brooklyn Academy Of Music Monday
night, preached today in Plymouth
church, Brooklyn, in the pulpit where
his friend had stood for iorty years.
His subts, was mot Here, but
Risen" The sermon, which was de-
livered without manuscript, was large
~ memorial discourse. The oermon
was In substance % follows:
ave have not assembled under or
binary conditions. For nearly briy
years this particular Sunday. tie first
In October. has been signal zsd by the
temperance Of an honored and Illus
trious pastor. In sense iall oil
mourniul suggestiveness he lie not
here We feel, indeed, that he 10 not
here, without any words being spoken
70 remind ne Of the TACT. We know 1t
by the GOODNESS, the loneliness and
the renee OF desolstlon which 10 upon
us all. In discoursipg upon the NOR
talily Of man the preacher 10 apt 10
be regarded 30 speaking only that
which IL the veriest commonplace.
To d.. II more that man Is mortal
at death has taken out Of our
sight. That We must all die Ia TO be con.
demued a, once as speaking truieme,
trite and comparatively worthless.
There are some men who have n
genius for the degradation oil all liit
To the level Of commonplace. They
can soon run through al the miracles
OF life. Arc there not some men whC
could walk through tho loveliest land
: scape and zee nothing In II, or whit
. might Gee SOMEWHAT oil beauty In !
during the 6nt pilgrimage, but after
= ward everything would be common
, familiar and disregarded7 What Il
true Of landscape In true oil art. A
. hurried pointing OF the huger Ia somI
masterpiece, and the whole miracle
IA gone forever. What 10 true Of thu
landscape and OF art Ia true also o
what We are accustomed 10 regard a
I the miracles OF holy scripture. The.
soou 20 we 10 be miracles TO those VIII
look upon everything with an ey
which does not see the true unity m
q meaning Of the universe. havin
/ seen one miracle We want
see another, and having see
: TWO we think We have seen al
: and unless miracles come upon .
In showers, and thus cease TO be mir,
!. Giles, our surprise lies unawakened
|. Beyond This there lies tbs poseibilit
OF outrunning even what 10 known q
, the inspiration OF the Bible Itself. j,
j many men the Bible has become
a book OF commonplace or Q book Q
: absurdity. Tho angel, In the text, u
. speaking Of Jesus Christ, and In de
caring that no va, not In the grav,
, he declared the sublime doctrine c
, tho resurrection OF tho dead. Mega
! ton, even In its highest denlalp, !
only a gigsntlo cipher, an inhoit
, emptiness. This text begins nega
! lively but ends posi'iye.y--ende,
a decd, In q tous al triumph. He d
b risen and therefore is moro hero thsI
8 rveT-here In fuller personality, II
richer influence, In tendsTer Sympa
Z thy. That which was local, LIMITED
Q physical, disproportiOnate or burden
= some Ia not here, IL brewer done away
v and the immoral quality, the Tadian
o saintliness, tho loyal Bpiritualit
II are olive forever more. To b
: hero In any bodily and real sens
;, Ia a greater wonder than 70 hsve rise
d into some higher and brighter spher'
Q To be here indeed, 10 even more
y painful burden. IL Ia felt TO bs q
u heavy that men cry out, 'Wheno
h come ye1 What are VET Whithe
& 20 vel Wbst 10 this burning, avfu
a feyered lie, % full Of ghostlinfss, 0
u material vet 90 spiritual, 90 abIect Va
Q 90 eugustf We know somewhat Q
j. The difficulties OF incarnation at man
,. points Of life. For example, We kno'
" how perilous II often 10 TO admit
l. familiar intercourse with some me
n who have swayed N by their thought
"a or thrown upon our whole lie III
o tpell Of their genius. N long az the
% stand far Of, clothed with their BpiTi
ID nal houte and working with the
10 spiritual functions, we give theI
=, homage; but when they como res
10 us We may be- disappointed or su
y prised or annoyed, through s)me pei
W sonAl iIfmity, some conoeit oil maj
ner, some eocsnthoity Of habit, an
u We may come 10 regret the day TN
:, ever We saw In the %
o. lie men who by their geniu
X enchanted and bless d our lives, q
no dangerous Ia incarnation. Tho spir
oil always tufiers through tho ns'
10 Here aud now they can never b
n, united 10 ~ 10 cenhe Gil contIoyeu
ms and live liis OF mutual undeptant
M ing and appreciation. Incarnation
every form and sense OF the term Ia .
D. abiding difficulty. II 10 30, Tor exar
10 pie, In the matter Of the exp elslon
as thought Speaking Of Jesus Ohri
w the angel said lie 10 risen That
%. really all we want 10 kuOw. II v
nd carry that word up 70 us hlghett 81
co niAsancs Il will satisfy at onos u
re- reason and the imagination. IL In q
1f' bot word that can be chosen.
70 points toward definite direction, bl
a. II makes no attempt 10 l0calizs On
ed define. Who can measure and sta
iu' 10 plain figures the slgnl6sanoe OF th
word risen. The Bible is wondt
Isd iil In lis choice Of terms In describlI
Of the lndegcfibsble.
"In ihe basis Of thess reflections
are entitled to estsblirh two or ihf
m or ct cal suggestions. For eIamD
,he only influence worthy Of Guilty.
,aI ton and enjoyment 10 fpifiiual. IN
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